Manor
Aa Manor
German: Haakhof
At first the owners of Aa lived in a modest log house. Then in 1696–1698 Georg Bogislaus von Wangersheim had the Tallinn master builder Peter Jonas raise a stone house whose Palladian plan resembled Palmse and Maardu, making Aa one of the first palace-like manor ensembles in Estonia. In the Great Northern War it was looted and burned to its walls. Around 1723 it was fitted with fine cobalt-painted tiled stoves, one of which now stands in the old pleasure house at Kadriorg. The manor even had a small harbour. Since 1924 the house has been a care home, and its old farmhands' cottages hold flats for the residents.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Algul elasid Aa mõisnikud tagasihoidlikus palkmajas. Aastatel 1696–1698 laskis Georg Bogislaus von Wangersheim aga Tallinna ehitusmeistril Peter Jonasel püstitada kivist härrastemaja, mille palladiaanlik põhiplaan sarnanes Palmse ja Maardu omaga – nii sai Aast üks esimesi lossilikult kujundatud mõisasüdameid Eestis. Põhjasõjas maja rüüstati ja põletati müürideni. Umbes 1723. aastal seati sinna üles kaunid koobaltmaalinguga kahhelahjud, millest üks on praegu Kadrioru endises lustihoones. Mõisal oli ka väike sadam. Alates 1924. aastast on peahoones hoolekandeasutus ning vanades moonakamajades on hooldekodu korterid.